Reggie Jackson back with Yankees at Steinbrenner Field
Former Yankee and current special advisor Reggie Jackson waves to fans on Old-Timers' Day at Yankee Stadium on June 25, 2017. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
TAMPA, Fla. — Mr. October has returned to Steinbrenner Field.
Reggie Jackson, who underwent right knee surgery on Tuesday after a fall on Monday, was spotted walking around the Yankees’ spring training home on Friday afternoon. Jackson, 71, was using a walker and had a brace on under his jeans.
Asked how he was feeling, the Hall of Famer said: “Good. How are you?”
Jackson, a Yankees special adviser, is a frequent presence at Steinbrenner Field and Yankee Stadium.
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